Future

I would like a future in the medical field. I want to become a Neonatologist. In order to become a Neonatologist I must go to Medical School. Medical school applicants must submit the transcripts from their undergraduate work and their scores from the Medical College Admission Test. Schools require letters of recommendation from undergraduate professors and may specify that the recommendations come from science and math professors. Medical school admission committees also interview potential students. The first two years of medical school focus on work in the classroom and laboratory and include coursework in anatomy, physiology, psychology, biochemistry, pharmacology and legal issues in medicine. In the final two years of the medical degree program students complete rotations in various medical specialties including surgery, pediatrics, family practice, psychiatry, and obstetrics and gynecology. While students do not have a chance to specialize in pediatrics during medical school, rotations do offer the student doctor the chance to spend some time working with children. Rotations provide practical clinical training in diagnosing and treating illnesses in different areas of medicine.In addition to a residency program in pediatrics, physicians planning a career in Neonatology must complete a specialized fellowship program. A fellowship in Neonatology may require the student to complete a pediatrics residency program that is at least three years in duration before entering the program. The additional training in a fellowship program exposes the physician to preterm babies with a variety of clinical issues, such as respiratory failure, growth restriction and infections. Fellowships usually include a combination of direct patient contact and lectures in Neonatology.